The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-09-09

In THEIR NEW HOME. MT. Ararat Masonic
Lodge met for the first time In their splendid new
Temple, on Tuesday night, septem Der 9th, 1887.
The building was begun in June, 1886, and
has cost, including Q gas machine and fixtures,
chandeliers, &C., between sl6, 500 and SIT 600.
debt Of about S12, 900 remains upon it, but it
Is expected that the sum accruing from the rem
tai of offices, &c, will in fifteen years liquidate
the entire debt and Mount Ararat will then be
In better financial condition than any masonic
lodge in the country. ALI of the offices, the
store room aud the restaurant have been rent
| ed
The offices are occupied as follows:
Hartford Fire Insurance Company, 9 rooms (;
Ohio s. Lee, 2 rooms; Harlan Il Webster, .
rooms; Allen Hoffman, l room; Archer & Van
Bibber, 3 rooms. The basement store room is
occupied BY Jos. A. Coale as grocery and pro-
vision store and George Lyle has his restaurant,
billiard room, pantres, &C., also In the base.
ment.
Besides the Lodge room, which Is said to be
the finest In Maryland, there Is also a large,
well.arranged hall, which will he rented for
public entertainments. Mr.. Jackson c. Colt,
| of Baltimore, was the architect.
Altogether Mount Ararat's new home is
credit to Bel Air as well as 10 the energetic
members of the lodge by whom the project was
inaugurated The Building Committee consist.
ed Of Messrs. John q. Rouse, Chairman Col.
Ohio s. Lee, DR.. E. Hall Richardson, j. NJ.
STREET., John F. Lingan and Isaac Amos
The present officers Of the lodge are Geo. L.
VanBibber, w. NJ. W. 7. l.. Taliaferro, s. W.,
Geo. F. Walker, j. W.; VIM. Wann Tyler.
By the kindness of the trustees OF the Presby-
terian Church, the lodge has been permitted to
use the old church building free of charge,
while their Temple was being built
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SCHOOL COMMISSION
ERs.-The School Commissioners were iu ses-
sion on Tuesday Present, Messrs. Whiteford
and Rouse.
The Secretary was instructed to examine Mt.
Pleasant school house and order the necessary
repairs to be made for the comfort Of the Aild.
rem during the winter.
j. NJ. Simmons pettioned the board TO re-
open the school on Spesutia Island. The mat
ter was referred to Mr.. Vosbury.
Bids were received as follows for the new
school house at Cunningham's Cross Roads:
A. s. Michigan. $735 John Allen, $73S;
Wells o. Clayton, $79s; II. e Kinsey, $685.
The contract was awarded to MIR. H. Z. Kinsey.
number of bills for ordinary incidental ex-
penses were examined and ordered to be paid.
The repairs at No. Is, fifth district, were left
in the hands of the trustees and the Secretary
was authorized to attend to all other repairs TO
the various school houses.
The following changes were made in the
schedule OF studies OF the 9Th, 9th and 9TH
grades
The fifth grade to complete the Primary His.
tory during the year, reciting daily the first
hall OF year and study nine chapters of Physio.
logy the last half Of the year, alternating the
| two studies.
The sixth grade to study the larger History
to the beginning of Lincon's administration,
during the year, and complete the Primary
Physiology during the first half of the year.
The seventh grade to complete the U. s. His
tory, including the Constitution, the first half
OF the year, and l13 pages of Barnes General
History the last half, and complete the larger
Physiology during the year, alternating with
General History.
Mr. George w. Scarborough and Miss Eva
Sdwell appeared before the board and represent
ed that Miss Sdwel had been teacher of No. 8,
fifth district, during the past year, and had ex-
pected to take charge of the school at the be.
ginning of the present term. On the 18th of
August last she was notified that her services
were no longer required and Mr.. Harold Scar.
boro was appointed as her successor. petit
tion was also presented to the board In Miss
Sidwelps behalf, representing 20 children, and
counter petition In Mr.. ScarbOro's behalf, re.
presenting SO children. Mr.. Geo. W. Scarboro
also represented that on Monday, Sept. 9Th.
forcible entry was made into the school house
and book.closet, and that Mr.. Scarboro had
taken possession of the school, Miss sidwell
still holding the keys and claiming possession.
The board ordered that as the requisite thirty
days notice to vacate will not expire until
Sept. 18th, Miss Sidwell be recognized as
teacher until that date, after which Mr.. Scar
boro can take possession of the school but
that he should be censured for his forcible entry
on Sept. 5th.
PETITION DIsMIssED.-Last Saturday Geo.
IL. Boyd, charged with the larceny of gold
watch belonging to Mr.. Harry C. Lawder of
Havre de Grace, was brought before Judge Wat
tiers, on writ of habeas corpus The accused
was represented by Hon. Henry D. Farnandis,
j. 7. c. Hopkins and VIM. L. Cooley. Mr..
Geo. Y. Maynadier, States Attorney, appeared
for the State.
Mr.. Farnands stated that counsel for the &C
cused would waive all questions In regard 10
the form ofthe commitment, &C., and would ask
that the bail of $500 required by Justice Char
shee be reduced to reasonable amount, Boyd
having no property and having a wife and
family dependent upon him for support.
States Attorney Maynadier said that from In
formation derived from the prosecuting witness
this Is an aggravated case of grand larceny, aud
the bail fixed by the justice was with full
knowledge of the provision of the Constitution
relative to excessive bail. 1t would also, he
said, seem an act of omission or consent to
statement of facts which his Information
would not Justify, If he failed to state that the
accused does not support his family. 1t Ia an
aggravated case because the accused was q
Deputy Sheriff and ought to have sacredly re.
garded the laws of his State.
Mr.. Hopkins stated that If necessary proof
could be brought to show that Boyd has no
property and also that he does support his
family.
Judge Waters. in deciding the case. said that
what would be exorbitant bail in one case
might not be too much In another; but that
from $500 to $500 was the minimum amount
of bail usually required In this court in cases of
grand larceny. He therefore dismissed the
petition, remarking that the clerk of court
could approve the bail. when offered, under
the direction of the court
On Sunday bond for $500, signed by Col J.
Thompson Frieze, Jas. McCabe, 8. J. Seneca,
Lewis Russell and wife, Edward Larkin. Jacob
Osmond and Herman Osmond, was presented
to Justice s. E. Penning, of Havre de Grace, by
whom 1t was accepted. The Justice thereupon
wrote an order for Boyd's release, aud be was
accordingly discharged on Monday afternoon.
The bond was defective in form. however, and
on Tuesday States Attorney Maynadier filed
petition in court for the resrrest of Boyd and
an order being passed by Judge Walters, Boyd
WAS again arres ted in Havre do Gracp IN Tnoa.